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Dr. Andrew Rynne
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Suggest Treatment For Edema In The Lower Legs And Ankles

Hello Doctor; I m suffering from Edema ( lower legs and ankles). Have had all the test and have turned up nothing. Been to two (2) other doctors, so far no-one has any answers. My last visit with an M.D. said the vales in the ankles and feet is NOT opening and closing properly. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. (Short of using a meat cleaver to remove the same). Thanks, Jim.
Mon, 2 Jul 2018
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Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.

Bilateral lower limb edema has variety of cause but mostly when a patient presents to me with the lower limb edema my first preference is to rule out heart,liver and kidney pathology for which i tell my patients to get ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY for heart, renal and liver function test and if still nothing comes out to be positive then i would suggest them to get doppler ultrasound of both limbs to see for vascular pathology and even if that is inconclusive then i would label it as dependent edema and would tell my patients to avoid sitting with legs hanged and sleep with a pillow below both legs to elevate them above heart level.

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Suggest Treatment For Edema In The Lower Legs And Ankles

Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. Bilateral lower limb edema has variety of cause but mostly when a patient presents to me with the lower limb edema my first preference is to rule out heart,liver and kidney pathology for which i tell my patients to get ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY for heart, renal and liver function test and if still nothing comes out to be positive then i would suggest them to get doppler ultrasound of both limbs to see for vascular pathology and even if that is inconclusive then i would label it as dependent edema and would tell my patients to avoid sitting with legs hanged and sleep with a pillow below both legs to elevate them above heart level. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.